ITS Berkeley Highlights for TRB 2022

December 7, 2021

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45 faculty, researchers, and students from ITS Berkeley, UC Berkeley, and Berkeley Lab presenting, moderating, presiding, or research featured in over 40 sessions and committee meetings at the 2022 Annual Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.

Sunday, January 09 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET

  • Coordinating and Innovating at Both the Rural and City Level
    Convention Center, 150
    Workshop | AICP Certification
    Sustainability Overview
    Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley

  • Improving Informal Public Transport in Developing Countries Using Information and Communication Technologies
    Convention Center, 144
    Workshop | AICP Certification
    (recording) Is Informal Transport Flexible? Theorizing Demand-Response in African Cities
    Tamara Kerzhner, University of California, Berkeley

  • Airport Electrification and Automation for Emerging Aerial Mobility
    Convention Center, 146B
    Workshop | AICP Certification
    Mobility-as-a-Service (Concurrent Thematic Table)
    Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley

Sunday, January 09 1:30 PM- 4:30 PM ET

  • Highlights from the (Virtual) 2021 TRB Automated Road Transportation Symposium
    Convention Center, Salon C
    Workshop
    Synthesis of Issues from the Plenary Sessions
    Steven Shladover, University of California, Berkeley
    Inclusive by Design: Creating an Equitable and Accessible Automated Future
    Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley

Monday, January 10 8:00 AM- 9:30 AM ET

  • Time Use and Activity Patterns Subcommittee, AEP30(1)
    Marriott Marquis, Liberty Salon IJK (M4)
    Co-Chair Srinath Ravulaparthy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Transformational Perspectives into Urban Rail Transit
    Convention Center, 147
    Lectern | AICP Certification
    Rapid Transit for Tomorrow: BART's Formative Era, 1945-1962
    Steven Colman, University of California, Berkeley

  • Equity Implications in Urban Air Mobility and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
    Convention Center, 146A
    Lectern | AICP Certification
    Prioritizing Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Around the Deployment of Advanced Air Mobility
    Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley

  • Transportation Equity Mega-Poster Session
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    A332: Rent Burdened and Living a Multi-Modal Life: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Social Equity in Shared Mobility
    Alexandra Pan, University of California, Berkeley
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

Monday, January 10 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM ET

  • The Role of Speed in a Safe System
    Convention Center, Salon AB
    Lectern
    Moderator Offer Grembek, University of California, Berkeley

  • Poster Session: Emerging Research on Shared Vehicle Services
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    B627: Going My Way? Understanding Curb Management and Incentive Policies to Increase Pooling Service Use and Public Transit Linkages in the San Francisco Bay Area
    Wesley Darling, University of California, Berkeley
    Jacquelyn Broader, University of California, Berkeley
    Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

    B629: The Influence of Ride-Hailing on Vehicle Use and Ownership in Metro Boston, 2010-2014
    Michael Montilla, University of California, Berkeley
    Daniel Chatman, University of California, Berkeley

Monday, January 10 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM ET

  • Toward a Fair Transport Research Agenda for a Time of Recovery
    Lectern 
    Convention Center, room 144
    Chair Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

  • Aviation Climate Change and Sustainability Subcommittee, AV030(1)
    Marriott Marquis, Supreme Court (M4)
    (postponed)ACRP Student Paper: Life-Cycle Approach to Healthy Airport Terminal Buildings: A Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Mitigation Strategies for Addressing the Pollutants that Affect Climate Change and Human Health
    Fiona Greer, UC Berkeley: University of California Berkeley
    Arpad Horvath, University of California, Berkeley
    Jasenka Rakas, University of California, Berkeley

Monday, January 10 4:00 PM- 5:30 PM ET

  • Information and Knowledge Management Committee
    Marriott Marquis, Liberty Salon L (M4)
    Co-chair Kendra Levine, University of California, Berkeley
  • Advances in Understanding About Bicycle Safety, Modeling, and Behavior
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    B734: Investigating the safety impact of segment- and intersection-level bicycle treatment on bicycle-motorized vehicle crashes
    Nicholas Fournier, University of California, Berkeley (Anthony Patire, University of California, Berkeley to present)

Monday, January 10 6:00 PM- 7:30 PM ET

  • Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture
    Convention Center, Ballroom AB
    Technical Activities Division Paper Awards
    William Millar Award (Public Transportation)
    Comparison of Reduced Fare Programs for Low Income Transit Riders
    Wesley Darling, University of California Berkley; Emily Carpenter and Tami Johnson-Praino, Tennessee Department of Transportation; Candace Brakewood, University of Tennessee Knoxville; and Carole Turley Voulgaris, University of California Los Angeles

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 2675, 7: pp. 335-349
    Introduction of the Deen Lecturer
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

Monday, January 10 8:00 PM- 9:30 PM ET

  • (postponed) Tribute to Marty Wachs
    Convention Center, 202A

Tuesday, January 11 8:00 AM- 9:30 AM ET

  • Equity of New Mobility Services and Technologies Subcommittee, AP020(3)
    Marriott Marquis, Judiciary Square (M3)
    Co-Chair Adam Cohen, University of California, Berkeley
  • Geotechnical and Pavement Applications of Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Engineering
    Convention Center, 202A
    Lectern
    (recording) Pavement-embedded DAS for roadway performance monitoring and event detection
    Peter Hubbard, University of California, Berkeley

  • Design and Performance of Concrete Overlays
    Convention Center, 201
    Lectern
    Full-Scale Experimental Evaluation of the Flood Resiliency of Thin Concrete Overlay on Asphalt Pavements
    Angel Mateos, University of California, Berkeley

  • Vehicle-Highway Automation 2022, Part 1
    Convention Center, Hall A
    B755: Field Experiment of Mixed Traffic - Interaction between Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Human Drivers
    Servet Lapardhaja, University of California, Berkeley
    B764: Automated Vehicles Industry Survey of Transportation Infrastructure Needs
    Pei Wang, University of California, Berkeley
    Benjamin McKeever, University of California, Berkeley
    Ching-Yao Chan, University of California, Berkeley

  • Benchmarking the Evidence of COVID-19 Impacts on Our Perceptions of Travel and Associated Travel Behavior
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    A220: Welcome Aboard: Including Public Microtransit in Mode Choice Models to Understand Use Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic
    Emma Lucken, University of California, Berkeley
    Jessica Lazarus, University of California, Berkeley
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley
    Joan Walker, University of California, Berkeley

  • Enhancing Our Understanding of Traveler Behavior Through Advanced Methodology
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    A373: The Green Light on Buying a Car: How Consumer Decision-Making Interacts with Environmental Attributes in the New Vehicle Purchase Process
    K. Sydny Fujita, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Hung-Chia Yang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Margaret Taylor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Advances in Traffic Signal Control
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    B712: Concurrent Optimization of Cycle Length, Green Splits, and Offsets for the Diverging Diamond Interchange
    Dawson Do, University of California, Berkeley

Tuesday, January 11 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM ET

  • Vehicle-Highway Automation 2022, Part 2
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    B773: Cooperation of Connected Automated Vehicles and Signal Controller for Intersection Performance Optimization
    Hao Liu, University of California, Berkeley
    Carlos Flores, UC Berkeley: University of California Berkeley
    John Spring, UC Berkeley: University of California Berkeley
    Steven Shladover, University of California, Berkeley
    Xiao-Yun Lu, UC Berkeley: University of California Berkeley

Tuesday, January 11 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM ET

  • Information Management Practices Supporting Knowledge Management
    Convention Center, 151
    Lectern
    (Unavailable) Presiding Kendra Levine, University of California, Berkeley

  • 2022 Eisenhower Research Showcase Poster Session
    Convention Center, Hall E
    Poster
    Lessons from Seattle on sustaining bus ridership through coordinated transportation and land use planning
    Madeleine Parker, University of California, Berkeley

Tuesday, January 11 4:00 PM- 5:30 PM ET

  • Vehicle-Highway Automation 2022, Part 3
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    B755: Modeling CAV Car Following on Freeways and Arterials – Case Study of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Equipped Vehicles
    Mingyuan Yang, University of California, Berkeley
    Servet Lapardhaja, University of California, Berkeley
    Hao Liu, University of California, Berkeley
    Xiao-Yun Lu, University of California, Berkeley
  • Traffic Simulation 2022, Part 2
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    B731: Impact of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) on Fuel Consumption at Freeway Merge Bottlenecks
    Mingyuan Yang, University of California, Berkeley
    Servet Lapardhaja, University of California, Berkeley

    Hao Liu, University of California, Berkeley
    Xiao-Yun Lu, UC Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley

Tuesday, January 11 8:00 PM- 9:30 PM ET

  • (Postponed) Tribute to Frank Francois
    Convention Center, 202A

Wednesday, January 12 8:00 AM- 9:30 AM ET

  • The Role of Technology in Enhancing Safety, Equity, and Sustainability of Managed Lanes
    Convention Center, Salon C
    Lectern | AICP Certification
    Applications of deep-RL to Mixed Autonomy Traffic
    Alexandre Bayen, University of California, Berkeley

  • Is Automobile Congestion a Useful Performance Measure?: An Oxford-Style Debate
    Convention Center, 152
    Lectern | AICP Certification
    (Unavailable) Presiding Joan Walker, University of California, Berkeley

  • Ridership Trends Impacting Public Transportation Planning and Development
    Convention Center, 147
    Lectern | AICP Certification
    Shared E-Scooters Impacts on Bus Ridership in Louisville
    Wesley Darling, University of California, Berkeley

  • Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Activities and Travel
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    A192: Impact of the COVID Pandemic and Generational Heterogeneity on ECommerce Shopping Styles – A Case Study of Sacramento
    Qianhua Luo, University of California, Berkeley
    Teddy Forscher, University of California, Berkeley
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley
    Elizabeth Deakin, University of California, Berkeley
    Joan Walker, University of California, Berkeley
    A183: Latent Transition Analysis of Consumer Spending Behavior and Adaptation Across Online and In-Person Channels Through the Pandemic
    Joan Walker, University of California, Berkeley
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

  • Simulation, Human Behavior, and Infrastructure for Evacuations
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    A232: Power Trips: Early Understanding of Preparedness and Travel Behavior during California Public Safety Power Shutoff Events
    Jacquelyn Broader, University of California, Berkeley
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

Wednesday, January 12, 8:00 AM ET (contest begins at 9:30 AM)

  • (ACS10) Annual Business Meeting
    ACS10 Research Hot Topic Contest
     (contest begins at 9:30 AM)

    Convention Center, Room 102
    Ethan Ebinger, University of California, Berkeley 

Wednesday, January 12 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET

  • TRB Executive Committee
    Marriott Marquis, Liberty Salon LM (M4)
    By InvitationSusan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

Wednesday, January 12 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM ET

  • Information and Communications Technology, Telework, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Convention Center, 150
    Lectern | AICP Certification
    For Whom Did Telework Not Work During the Pandemic? Understanding the Factors Impacting Telework Satisfaction Using a Multiple Indicator Multiple Cause (MIMIC) Model
    (Unavailable) Joan Walker, University of California, Berkeley
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley
  • Leveraging Mobility on Demand for First- and Last-Mile Connections to Public Transportation: Opportunities and Challenges
    Convention Center, 147
    Lectern | AICP Certification
    What’s the Connection? Understanding Shared Micromobility Links to Rail Public Transit Systems - A Methodology and Insights from Activity Data Analysis
    Mengying Ju, University of California, Berkeley
    Elliot Martin, University of California, Berkeley
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

  • Applications and Innovations in Urban Travel Data
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    A172: An Analytical Model of On-demand Mobility with Applications to Optimal Pricing and System Analysis
    Zachary Needell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    C. Anna Spurlock, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Research on Artificial Intelligence and Advancing Computing Applications
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    A202: Using Computer Vision on Street View Imagery to Map Crosswalks of Transit-Oriented Development Station Areas in the United States from 2007 to 2020
    Meiqing Li, University of California, Berkeley
    Daniel Rodriguez, University of California, Berkeley

  • Asphalt Pavements: Today and Tomorrow
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    B718: Calibration of a Mechanistic-Empirical Cracking Model using Network Level Field Data
    Angel Mateos, University of California, Berkeley

  • Public Transportation Fare Policy and Marketing: Research Results and Implications for Practice
    Convention Center, Hall A
    Poster
    B690: The Impact of Fare Free Promotions on Bus Ridership in Topeka, Kansas
    Wesley Darling, University of California, Berkeley

Wednesday, January 12 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM ET

  • Chair's Plenary Session
    Convention Center, Ballroom ABC
    Lectern
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley
    (Virtual) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be the keynote speaker at the Chair’s Plenary Session. He will give opening remarks and then participate in a "fireside chat" on stage with the Chair and Vice Chair of TRB's Executive Committee.

Wednesday, January 12 3:30 PM- 6:00 PM ET

  • Executive Committee Policy Session
    Marriott Marquis, Liberty Salon LM (M4)
    By Invitation
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley

Thursday, January 13 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET

  • TRB Executive Committee
    Marriott Marquis, Liberty Salon LM (M4)
    By Invitation
    Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley